Why do millions of people relax to murder documentaries? Why does danger feel calming? In this episode, we break down the exact neuroscience behind true crime obsession: predictive processing, hypervigilance, closure-seeking dopamine cycles, attachment styles, and how the nervous system uses fear simulations to create a sense of safety.

This isn’t morbid curiosity — it’s survival wiring. Your body is studying danger, rehearsing responses, validating intuition, and completing emotional cycles your real life never allows.

We dig into:

• Why your nervous system craves predictable fear over unpredictable calm
• How observational learning and vicarious rehearsal train the brain
• Why childhood chaos makes true crime feel familiar
• The dopamine “resolution loop” that keeps you binge-listening

Once you understand what your true crime habit is doing for your nervous system, everything finally makes sense.

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